The 2 scripts in this directory are here to resolve a weakness in the Linux
implementation.

Since the JVM is loaded dynamically, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH may not contain the
proper directories. 

Unfortunately, dlopen() will ignore any changes made to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH in
the current process.

The jpype.sh is meant as an example for people redistributing apps using jpype.
Instead of having  users launch Python script.py directly, have then launch
script.sh. The companion finjvm.py can be delivered along your app, but is also
present in the Python distribution of jpype.

Developers are encouraged to make their lives simpler by adding the correct
directories to their  LD_LIBRARY_PATH directly.

To learn more about the dlopen() problem, you can look at:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=52&thread=303583&message=1210441
and
http://www.nathanr.net/diary/index.php?year=2004&month=05
